TV channels & antenna towers in Eagle Grove, Iowa

With roughly 3,420 residents, Eagle Grove is a town in Iowa. Our map shows 33 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 9 full-power, 1 Class A, 13 low-power and 10 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Eagle Grove, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 31 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Des Moines, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Des Moines's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 5 (WOI-DT), CBS on channel 8 (KCCI), NBC on channel 13 (WHO-DT), Fox on channel 17 (KDSM-TV), CW on channel 23 (KCWI-TV) and ION on channel 39 (KFPX-TV). 3 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SSE, at about 166°. The main network towers for Eagle Grove sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KCWI-TV, KDSM-TV, KCCI, KFPX-TV and WOI-DT and others, transmit from the same tower site about 60 miles south of Eagle Grove (166° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Eagle Grove at fair strength or better, all arrive from the south, so this is an easy place to aim.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Eagle Grove, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Eagle Grove is WHO-DT (NBC), 61 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 8 stations at fair strength or better, Eagle Grove ranks 219th of 285 places in Iowa: fewer than the typical Iowa town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 60 miles away, against a state median of 34 miles.

44% of Iowa's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Fort Dodge, 18 miles away.